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Cody Eppley (Elmira 2006) Makes Yankee Debut at Fenway Front: Cody Eppley pitches for the New York Yankees on Sat., Apr. 21 against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Above: Cody Eppley is congratulated by Russell Martin on Saturday night at Fenway Park. (Photos courtesy Elsa/Getty Images North America/Yahoo Sports) The right-handed reliever started the bottom of the ninth inning with New York ahead 6-2. Eppley faced just one batter, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and then gave way to Yankee closer Mariano Rivera. The following afternoon, Eppley took the Fenway mound in front of a world-wide audience on FOX’s Major League Baseball Game of the Week. The 26-year-old pitched one scoreless inning as the Yankees wrapped up a wild 15-9 comeback victory over the Red Sox. Eppley replaced Boone Logan with one out and David Ortiz on first in the bottom of the ninth inning. The first batter he faced, Nick Punto, lined out into an unassisted double play which was turned by Mark Teixeira at first base. Jarrod Saltalamacchia singled up the middle with two outs and advanced to second. Eppley then struck out Cody Ross looking to end the near four-hour Fenway marathon. The Saturday afternoon game that melted into early evening saw the Yankees rally back from a 9-0 deficit through five innings and score 15-unanswered runs. The game box can be viewed here. Eppley, from Dillsburg, Pa., was electric in five appearances at the Triple-A level this season after being picked up by the Yankees. Through five appearances, he did not allow an earned run, converted one save and struck out nine batters in 6.1 innings. Cody made his Major League debut one year ago, Apr. 23, 2011, as a member of the Texas Rangers. |
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